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Perio Insights - with Amy Petrillo, RDH
Amy Petrillo really needs no introduction as virtually everyone recognizes her as one of the biggest movers and shakers in the dental profession. Her online community, Amyrdh.com is visited by hundreds of dental professionals every day and thousands every year and is widely recognized as the go-to source for hygienists and other dental team members. We are thrilled to have Amy as a guest contributor to PerioFrogz.com and look forward to her thoughts and insights.
Amy M. Petrillo, RDH (formerly Nieves) graduated in 1999 from Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ. She was the Honorary Mentor of the Year for 2003 from Philips Sonicare and RDH Magazine and one of the 2004 Award of Distinction winners from Sunstar America and RDH Magazine. She is widely known for starting the most popular dental hygiene communities at AmysRDHlist.com. Amy launched the site in 1999 to serve as a resource for dental hygiene students, clinical hygienists, educators, and the dental profession. The list reaches over 5,700 dental professionals 365 days a year, and is visited daily by Dental Health professionals. AmysRDHlist.com attracts industry leaders and key influencers in dentistry and dental hygiene. Amy was the Southern MI Specialist from GC America, Inc. from 2007-2010 and is presently the Eastern PA Clinical Specialist for OralDNA.
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February, 2011
There is ever-increasing evidence that periodontal disease can affect systemic conditions. I truly believe it is important to keep up with ongoing research since we are impacting the overall health of every one of our patients. I have learned so much over the past few months with respect to how periodontal disease affects an array of systemic conditions and how specific perio pathogens adversely affect these systemic conditions. We, as dental professionals, owe it to our patients to stay informed, to stay on top of current research, in order to enhance the treatment we provide for our patients.
I am amazed by how much I am learning about the changes in our understanding of the oral systemic link. I tend to stay up to date with ongoing research due to my current job position and more fully realize how we can not only improve our patient’s overall health, but potentially save a patient’s life!!!
With the knowledge that we have at our fingertips today, there is no need for any of our patients to suffer the painful and harmful effects from periodontal disease and dental caries! We can improve our patient’s lives!
I invite you to join my online dental hygiene community at www.amysrdhlist.com to participate in daily discussions with the greatest minds in dental hygiene. Please contact me at amyrdh.com as well if you need assistance implementing salivary diagnostics or MI Dentistry in your office.
I look forward to adding future content and thoughts to the PerioFrogz website. I have jumped!